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After her mother’s tragic death, Shayla is left to navigate her teenage years with little help from her neglectful, playboy father. Used and abused by the adults around her, Shayla makes some risky choices as she tries to survive and find her own path.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Mark Anthony
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